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[EVO 4G General] AlexFG:
iPhones and even Win7 devices have their own functional netflix apps, yet android is the number one mobile platform in the world and they keep segregating us. What's up with Netflix? Maybe we should all cancel our memberships to send them a message.

The DRM crap is not a valid excuse.
[EVO 4G General] brady.wassam:
24 cents is 1 hour of parking in Kalispell, MT!
[EVO 4G General] freakshow10:
24 cents stays in your pocket in Idaho : ) to bad it's not 25 for a game of duck hunt.
[EVO 4G General] m4rk0358:
I just called them to complain about this. The rep on the phone said the Android version should be coming out very soon although she couldn't give a specific date.
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
Yes I do :D

It's been coming soon for like 6 months.
[EVO 4G General] m4rk0358:
Well I don't know what else to tell you.
[EVO 4G General] frettfreak:
its been longer than that actually.

Man. it was working SO GOOD yesterday!! Now poof... Wish i was a dev so i could hep!
[EVO 4G General] m4rk0358:
That's a good sign that it was working so flawlessly. It might be ready for a release quite soon.
[EVO 4G General] timtlm:
Here is the official stance of netflix on android. This is from November of last year. It really sounds like it will only be coming to specific devices, and that they will try to figure out a solution for all devices in the future. How come google TV has netflix, and that's based on android? I wish google would come out and comment about this. Very frustrating.

http://blog.netflix.com/2010/11/netflix-on-android.html
[EVO 4G General] kingdazy:
indeed. it worked flawlessly. I was actually kinda floored at the quality. i expected pixelated, laggy, buffering. nope. clean and smooth.
[EVO 4G General] AlexFG:
I think so. What we saw yesterday was probably just a beta release for testing purposes. Right now they're probably under a lot of pressure to release a fully functional app for android devices so the official release should come out soon.
[EVO 4G General] GabrielNM23:
hmmmm just gets into login screen...

if any devs figure how to make it work, ill be more than happy to test it on my device.
[EVO 4G General] sgt. slaughter:
hmmmmmm. one must not of read the thread title or any posts here.....
[EVO 4G General] GabrielNM23:
sorry im using the xda app while at work...
[EVO 4G General] HanoverPhist:
that was for all customers, not the ones that tried to use it on their android phones. i didnt even hear about this until today, but i got the 3% email yesterday as well.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
Well, you guys that got $0.24 did better than me. All I got was an survey via email asking me how the quality of the movie I watched was. I have yet to get my 3% for anything.

Survey: How was the Picture and Audio Quality?

You recently watched Batman Forever. To help us ensure a great experience for all members, would you take a moment to tell us about the picture and audio quality?

The quality was very good

The quality was acceptable

The quality was unacceptable

Thanks for your help!

–Your friends at Netflix

I think I'm going to call them like m4rk0358 did. I don't see how it can hurt to let them know their Android customers are demanding this.
[EVO 4G General] ExSaint:
you pay 8 bucks a month and you watch batman forever??? really dude?!? how lame...that was the worst one haha.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
lol....actually, I pay more than because I get the Blu-ray discs sent to me. I only clicked that to test the app yesterday when this was posted as it was one of the first things that popped up. I watched a whole 36 seconds or so.
[EVO 4G General] kingdazy:
actually in the middle of writing them a letter right now, about this... but it's a bit rambling (at work) with general points of interest, anyone interested in taking my ramble and turning it into a "form letter" for all of us?
[EVO 4G General] lost_man10002:
I know drm is what netflix wants for andriod but drm built into a device isn't the way to go...I don't understand y they can't drm the stream like pandora does with music...suks becuase I would sign up today if this app worked
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
i wouldnt link to this anywhere... they might shut it down.
[EVO 4G General] goten75:
Nice find OP! Now hoping i didn't just give away my digital life... j/k
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
I agree. You know several people are doing it already wanting to earn some cool points. That's the way it is, unfortunately.
[EVO 4G General] m3Jorge:
JACKPOT!!! OP you the MAN!!!! :D

FYI just install the APK inside the ZIP the OP has a link to....
[EVO 4G General] shagav:
I can stream movies and such. Nice Find OP...to all the people that are questioning this because the OP has low posts, shame on you. We all had to start off with zero posts.

Anyways, EPIC FIND
[EVO 4G General] galandy:
It works!! Thanks!!!
[EVO 4G General] Tankus50:
It works! Well done!
[EVO 4G General] bcarter2000:
God bless you
[EVO 4G General] KELO777:
Hell of a find!!!!!!

Man thank you great find boss !!!!!!!!!
[EVO 4G General] Kerflop:
Okay, redownloading and trying again...
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
i see no apk

.....?
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
So wait.....in the midst of the excitement of having Netflix, I didn't notice you said your app auto updated? Out of the blue it started working and you put the apk on 4shared, or did you find this on 4shared and just shared it with us?
[EVO 4G General] mufc1991:
what's your point
[EVO 4G General] Maptec:
I used the official app for a queue manager. I loaded it up today and it updated. Working APP *Shrug*

Im just sharing.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
It wasn't a point. It was a question. If the OP did make this happen, then I think more than a simple "thank you" is in order.

Awesome! That should mean it is official and we don't have to worry about it getting borked.
[EVO 4G General] welliv:
Ok. So I download the zip and then what? when I open the zip it opens an .apk file but when i click on it is says "sorry, no application available." What am I doing wrong?

EDIT: I had to extract the file, not just click on it. Now it installed.
[EVO 4G General] shagav:
Either way, we have a working Netflix app. OP found it and you didnt, so a thank you is in store either way. But it if you dont want it, dont take it.
[EVO 4G General] Bielinsk:
I will wait for a dev to rip it apart and find the resolution to the earlier problem.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
Extract the file from the zip, put it anywhere you can find it on your SD card, use Astro or your favorite file manager to open the apk and install it.

Done!
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
Wtf? lol II already installed it. I don't know wtf the problem is with my question.
[EVO 4G General] brady.wassam:
What I don't understand is how they think Android phones are SO MUCH less secure than a computer?

If people want SOOO badly to rip the movies they have (most, if not all, of which are already on demonoid, isohunt, etc), they'll use hyper cam or something.

We're in a remotely connected world, Netflix on phones is almost going to throw me to the iPhone!
[EVO 4G General] AlexFG:
If you are willing to ditch your android device for an iCraphone just because of netflix then you shouldn't even be on this forum.....get out now!!!!lol.
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
One word "PlayOn"
[EVO 4G General] brady.wassam:
I wouldn't get rid of my Thunderbolt, I'd just have both. But I guess I might as well get an iPod Touch and use hotspot features.
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
I have to admit I was using my GF's old iPhone 3G for netflix/hulu but PlayOn solved all that. And you can play Hulu's web only content. The iPhone 3G was painfully slow.
[EVO 4G General] brady.wassam:
How does PlayOn work?
[EVO 4G General] Lokifish Marz:
My question is why DRM? Copy protection? Show me how to rip streaming video on an HD2 running Android. Region coding? The iBBC player detects your ISP location and determines if you can watch their content. More money? Why charge your customers up to $28/mo when you can charge an extra $10/mo for the ability to watch it on your phone. The DRM thing is just a BS excuse and any they can't in all honesty say "well we didn't know people wanted this". It's either money or those 90yo media execs are to brain dead to realize that, in use, watching movies on your phone is no different than using your laptop and is in fact safer from a piracy standpoint.
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
Uses your PC to grab the web stream and send it to your phone. Try the 14-day to make sure it works for you, but I love it. I thinking of getting the cheap price till there are native apps for Android.

The thing is I have a Captivate and may never have native Netflix.
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
Why not use teamviewer (free) or splashtop (like $5) if you need your PC on anyway?
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
Do they support Android and Xbox? never heard of them.

Teamviewer looks like a remote destop solution?

My PC is on all the time anyway. Never know if you need something remotely.

PlayOn actually encodes the stream for your device.
[EVO 4G General] gokuman56:
But the Quality is horrible compared to what you can get directly on the phone, so playon is not that good of a choice for me.
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
Huh? I get great quality at work but I am on WiFi.
[EVO 4G General] AlexFG:
I was just watching a few episodes of futurama on my phone using playon and the quality is pretty good. Make sure you are on WiFi.
[EVO 4G General] om4:
:( i decide to take a break from XDA and a day and a half later i find this post, talk about luck...darn my GF, im sure she would have forgiven if i had showed her netflix when it was working, and i would run logcat just because im such a curious person
[EVO 4G General] ferfy67:
Confirm not working again.

Says cannot reach the Netflix service. Please try again later

Bummer.

Just watched movie yesterday, crystal clear.
[EVO 4G General] timtlm:
I refuse to pay an annual fee for playon. Also requires a PC to be on, and you really need decent upload bandwidth to get good quality.
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
LOL, well you don't have to pay annual, you can pay monthly or one time $79 so that is like buying any software. I thought of getting it just for a few months. IDK yet. I don't want to rely on my GF's old iPhone... ugh.
[EVO 4G General] lost_man10002:
playon is garbage it buffers way to much and quality is wak...can't wait till devs hack this app but for now its back to using the tv.com app watching sum csi episodes and classic star trek episodes lol
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
I haven't had that happen. Did you try wifi?
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Slingbox for me

Sent from my spaceship!
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
Yea I sold my pro to get the new hd and still haven't. I miss having it.
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
i have heard... amazon does free streaming of movies.. for permeir accounts. i have not tried it.
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
Yea they do. But probably won't work on mobile and its probably mostly movies
[EVO 4G General] sand1303:
Doesn't work for me. Says it can't connect.

Sent from my rooted HTC EVO using the xda app!
[EVO 4G General] DoctorComrade:
-_-;; I hate you.

Sent from my Evo powered by moar gees.
[EVO 4G General] LWFITZ:
Had it working perfectly yesterday, logged on to show my cousin this morning and now no luck! guess it was a fluke that it happened to work for me, not sure why it took a crap. oh well
[EVO 4G General] I Am Marino:
They're probably still testing it or pulled it after word got out many people were using it, they're gonna hold it back I bet until they can try and find a way to only let it play on the phones they want.

Sent from my Incredible with the XDA Premium App.
[EVO 4G General] mikejet:
Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if they monitor most developer forums to see how fast it leaks and how many people d/l and try it.
[EVO 4G General] AlexFG:
Yeah, blame android central for spreading the word and killing it for us.lol.
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
Hence why i said that someone should clone their protocol. If you can clone it, you can simply make it so the phone is displayed as thunderbolt or any other phone you want.
[EVO 4G General] huludical:
There are shows as well and it does work via browser perfectly... Ok with 3g, great with wifi and 4g.

The selection is obviously not as good as netflix but it will grow over time.

I'm going to cancel my netflix account once amazon starts getting more stuff I like.
[EVO 4G General] MultiDev:
I'm curious if anyone tried using the HDMI out to the TV while streaming was working.

And if so, how was the quality and which app was used (FullHDMI/HDMwIn)?
[EVO 4G General] artlan:
Here we go - found his exact post.
[EVO 4G General] prettyboyrob2007:
Netflix looks great on the ipad 2.
[EVO 4G General] littlepr:
Man I want this bad!
[EVO 4G General] 4 Door Skyline:
so do shotgun slugs and buckshot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No5HzT0573E&feature=relmfu
[EVO 4G General] kingdazy:
sure, but will it blend?!?

@2:18 "Oooh! App smoke!" lmfao
[EVO 4G General] prettyboyrob2007:
let the haters hate.
[EVO 4G General] bronxknight28:
Let the trollers troll? ^^^
[EVO 4G General] prettyboyrob2007:
you got to have the best of both worlds my brothers.
[EVO 4G General] Eat it iPhone:
Btw, wana know what's the stupidist part of this whole drm thing is...when I wana copy a movie I just have them send me the actual dvd.

Sent from my Evo. Powered by MikFroyo, netarchy, XDA, and the tears of iPhone owners
[EVO 4G General] anderlutions:
I know right!

I do it when I don't have time to watch one.

I have four movies on my pc right now!
[EVO 4G General] klbjr:
So true! I understand their want to protect their business but if anything history should have taught them, is that resistance is futile. The pirates have shown that they can and will go blow for blow with their copy protection & DRM schemes and do it without spending millions of dollars trying. Nothing is uncrackable. It may take some time, but the walls will eventually fall or somebody will find a crack.
[EVO 4G General] toastcfh:
please stay on-topic and refrain from personal attacks n other members. XDA is not the place for such activities. these are obvious rules of the forum and if anyone isnt aware please refer to to these posts here.

again... back on-topic
[EVO 4G General] eigokyoukan:
Its not Netflix uptight about the DRM, it is the content providers. Go write to them if you are discontent.

While I would like to toy with it, my phone is not the place I am rushing to for TV. Let alone movies. I can be patient.
[EVO 4G General] Eat it iPhone:
So fine put something in place to make them happy...but not at the expense of customers. Like I said when I wana copy a movie I just have them send me the dvd. If blockbuster can do it, there's no reason netflix cant

Sent from my Evo. Powered by MikFroyo, netarchy, XDA, and the tears of iPhone owners
[EVO 4G General] emaster101:
App points to this site:

https://secure.netflix.com/us/mobile/android/67/

Which lets u log in but not stream. Seems they are working on a mobile site?
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
Interesting!
[EVO 4G General] emaster101:
Also found some promo codes:

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[EVO 4G General] AlexFG:
Exactly, netflix is just messing around giving us lame excuses; I'm seriously considering cancelling my membership with them.

I can find the latest movies that are still playing in theaters free on a few different websites I know about; so that DRM crap is a joke. If I wanted to rip movies; netflix would be the last place I'd turn to.
[EVO 4G General] TechniShawn:
Once you go to that site in your browser and login then you can go to https://secure.netflix.com/us/mobile/ and it prompts you to link your account and then it takes you to the iPhone website

which doesn't do anything for us but I found it interesting.
[EVO 4G General] banditball:
It is so ridiculous....what do we need to do? Develop an iphone or windows 7 phone emulator so we can finally use netflix?
[EVO 4G General] jisaiah14:
By the Netflix is acting it would appear so.
[EVO 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
This

Sent from my Evo, ho!
[EVO 4G General] bongd:
In the words of Alannis Morrisette "it's like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife...". Ironic. :D

(horrible joke, I know)

Can't believe how long they're taking to "develop" the Android version. They should just cut to the chase and release it already! There's nothing that should keep it from us this long.
[EVO 4G General] rrr1986:
Just a interesting fact I found. Open the prior link with sky fire it loads netfix. However prompts for installation if silver light. Skyfire might be the solution here. Just my 2moro cents
[EVO 4G General] lookoutzombies:
-edit

duplicate post
[EVO 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
Wow

Sent from my Evo, ho!
[EVO 4G General] jisaiah14:
I think everyones account says that after they shut down the stream for the leaked app. Not 100% sure though, but mine says it also.
[EVO 4G General] stuff:
I received an email from Netflix telling me they were sorry I was having difficulty streaming movies. They offered me a 5% refund, which is hardly anything. But still. It was automated, and I couldn't figure out why, cause they definitely were referring to difficulty streaming via android phone.
[EVO 4G General] jamyil:
email

yeah i got one last week, its just because the server was down for like an hour the other day, its not because you cant see it on your phone.
[EVO 4G General] jamyil:
yeah i got one last week, its just because the server was down for like an hour the other day, its not because you cant see it on your phone.
[EVO 4G General] AlexFG:
I was checking my devices on netflix and my HTC Glacier is on the list just like my other computers but i still keep getting the 12001 error message every time I try to stream a movie.
[EVO 4G General] internetpilot:
The DRM excuse is just that -- a feeble excuse. No one is going to pirate a video stream sent to an Android phone. Hello? There are already like a dozen different PC based apps that allow you to copy/record Netflix streams on a PC (which would be higher resolution, more processing power, etc.).

These decisions are being made and/or dictated by completely unknowledgeable content providers who are too busy arresting/prosecuting grandmas because their visiting grandchild downloaded 5 songs from Limewire to actually think about how stupid it is to release the app on iOS but not Android. Like no one ever jailbreaks an iPhone? My wife's large corporation won't allow iPhones for corporate use because they are so easily hacked. I guess these "intelligent" content providers haven't really thought about that....duh.....

It'll happen one way or the other -- whether or not it's a legitimate Netflix app will depend on how Netflix handles this. In the meantime, I'll just keep doing what I've done for the past 5 or 6 years of watching movies/TV on my portable devices. Streaming is overrated anyway since the data connection is where the bottleneck is. For me it's just the principle of it -- they can't release an app for iOS but not for Android with the BS excuse of citing DRM as the issue.
[EVO 4G General] anderlutions:
Has any body tried this app called - TV Show Stream (Lite)

I just watched "family guy"
[EVO 4G General] imex99:
Works really good, i'm thinking about buying the full version.... I started watching Breaking Bad and thats not a bad show.

I really cant wait to get Netflix up and running, I was able to test it on wifi when it was working and it was SLICK~~~
[EVO 4G General] cyber_pete:
I have the full version of TV Shows Srtream, it works really well. Not all shows listed are available, but so far most of the ones I looked for are.
[EVO 4G General] trevoc1:
Yeah works great..Just wish we could get some Netflix love :)
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
Same... i would be willing to pay for an app to watch, but not a subscription, or anything that requires my computer to be on.
[EVO 4G General] YoMaMa7467:
I had it working on my cm7 Evo just for messing with my queue now the application wont even load it says"Problem Loading Netflix Application, please restart application later. (13001)"
[EVO 4G General] bcarter2000:
Mine still works...try re-installing it.
[EVO 4G General] Dan330:
april fools is over!
[EVO 4G General] DonutGrunt:
they're taunting us

those bastards
[EVO 4G General] RaiderNations:
WTF is wrong with NETFLIX. You mean I can only use it on my 3 computers, PS3?? **** that sucks. Must have on EVO.....

Hope to see it on our EVO's soon. :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G General] littlepr:
I use Tv show stream but not mega viewer.
[EVO 4G General] psabt1008:
Netflix trying to update

I brought up the Netflix app today. It tried to update, but my dang AT&T phone is blocking it. I wonder if it will work if I can find the new updated apk. Anyone else experience this today?
[EVO 4G General] gokuman56:
Same Here, it says failed to download an update
[EVO 4G General] augie7107:
Try via wifi.
[EVO 4G General] gokuman56:
Tried with Wifi and 3G, no luck at all. The Netflix Server is blocking us. I tried on 3G and Wi-Fi on both the EVO and Epic.
[EVO 4G General] elapshtc:
still works for me though pointless without streaming. htc evo
[EVO 4G General] Killershade:
This thread is very long and I am a little late to the party. I just had a few simple questions.

1. Have is been confirmed that the netflix app will never run on a phone without the DRM built into it during manufacturing?

2. If the former is not the case, has there been a projected date of the app being updated to work on older phones.
[EVO 4G General] protechcertifiedrepair:
Yes can anyone confirm I got so excited on the first few pages of this thread, BOOOOOO to netflix.....
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
I mean the title clearly says not anymore but people are still trying it.
[EVO 4G General] Weapondrift:
I know that im in the wrong phone thread...but did anyone get an update on their netflix app today? The app now warns me of a update but wont update. I can provide pics if need be.
[EVO 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
For android?

Sent from my Evo, ho!
[EVO 4G General] lawalty:
I own a G2 from T-Mobile, rooted with UD 'nightly' #12 (in my opinion it is the sweetest rom EVER for the G2) which has a snapdragon platform, STILL does NOT stream Netflix.

Whether Netflix did something or no, I NEVER was able to stream any video using any Netflix app i can find. Now, the G2 may have an older snapdragon proc, and Netflix may require a 2nd gen snapdragon. I just don't know.
[EVO 4G General] wgarrido:
I don't think Netflix streaming has worked since the OP date. It only worked for a few hours. I don't think it will work again till Netflix officially releases the app which is supposed to be this summer I think.
[EVO 4G General] bcarter2000:
Instead of giving the 12001 error our whatever it was, it now says that the phone is not supported.
[EVO 4G General] matthewst:
That's a good thing, right? Now the apk just needs to be modified to tell netflix that it's on an iPhone.
[EVO 4G General] JUST2SUAVE:
Good ****
[EVO 4G General] biggiestuff:
I get that as well now. Interesting.
[EVO 4G General] Vince556:
I hope that is all that is needed to get this working on other devices.

Waiting patiently.
[EVO 4G General] bcarter2000:
I think they added protection on their end. The 12001 error, i think, was their server being shut off. I installed two different versions of the netflix app, that used to give different codes for failure, but now they all say the same thing...device not supported. I'm guessing we would need to find out where the app is getting the phone model #, and change it there. Hopefully it's not doing a check for DRM requirements.
[EVO 4G General] brady.wassam:
My guess is this has to do with the rumored release date of Revolution on May 15th.
[EVO 4G General] wingzing85:
any progress on a functional netflix app or are we stuck with playon for the time being?
[EVO 4G General] zcarman:
Doesn't everyone get the fact that Netflix just doesn't want to spend the money to convert their library from Sliverlight to MP4 streaming? It's a pretty simple concept, just expensive as all get out... Just comes down to $...